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EP 0235542 A3 19871021 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEICING A LEADING EDGE

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEICING A LEADING EDGE

Publication

EP 0235542 A3 19871021 (EN)

Application

EP 87100914 A 19870123

Priority

US 82297286 A 19860127

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0235542A2] An airfoil deicer (10) and method for deicing an airfoil wherein the deicer has an outer skin (12) having an elevated modulus of elasticity and a means for introducing a small deflection into the outer skin thereby creating substantial chord-wise tension in the outer skin, the deflection being induced in less than 0.250 seconds. In the method of deicing, the deflection is induced periodically and being completed within a time span of about 0.250 seconds to remove accumulations of ice as thin as 0.06 centimeters.

IPC 1-7

B64D 15/16

IPC 8 full level

B64D 15/18 (2006.01); B64D 15/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B64D 15/16 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0235542 A2 19870909; EP 0235542 A3 19871021; EP 0235542 B1 19900509; BR 8700510 A 19871215; CA 1330215 C 19940614; CN 1810668 B 19901205; CN 87101760 A 19870923; DE 3762602 D1 19900613; ES 2015892 B3 19900916; IL 81405 A0 19870831; IL 81405 A 19920818; JP 2661905 B2 19971008; JP H09328099 A 19971222; JP H107096 A 19980113; JP S62216899 A 19870924; US 4706911 A 19871117

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87100914 A 19870123; BR 8700510 A 19870205; CA 527436 A 19870115; CN 87101760 A 19870127; DE 3762602 T 19870123; ES 87100914 T 19870123; IL 8140587 A 19870127; JP 1531187 A 19870127; JP 5901097 A 19970313; JP 5903197 A 19970313; US 82297286 A 19860127